Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais
Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais (born October 18, 1774 in Paris , † December 28, 1853 ) was a French general de division of the cavalry .
Life
Colbert-Chabanais was a son of the Maréchal de camp Louis Henri Colbert (1737–1792) and his second wife Marie-Jeanne David (→ Colbert family ). His maternal grandfather was the former director of the Senegalese company Pierre Félix David (1710–1795).
On August 23, 1793 Colbert-Chabanais joined the army at the request of his father. He fought in the Revolutionary Wars and was soon able to distinguish himself through bravery. Under the leadership of General Jean-Baptiste Kléber , he was involved in the suppression of the Vendée uprising.
As a partisan of Napoleon , Colbert-Chabanais volunteered in 1798 for his campaign in Egypt . He was wounded and after his recovery he joined General François-Étienne Damas as an aide-de-camp on his staff. In 1803 he changed to General Andoche Junot in the same capacity .
After further promotions Colbert-Chabanais came to Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier and fought under his leadership as chief d'escadron in the 9 e régiment de hussards in the battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805). There he was wounded again, but was able to come back and take part in the fighting near Jena (October 14, 1806) and Pułtusk (December 26, 1806).
On March 9, 1809 he was promoted to Général de brigade and fought under the leadership of Marshal Charles Nicolas Oudinot in the Battle of Raab (June 14, 1809) and in the Battle of Wagram (July 5-6, 1809).
In 1811 Colbert-Chabanais became the commandant of the Régiment lanciers rouges de la Garde Impériale and thus also took part in the Russian campaign in 1812 . He fought in the Battle of Borodino (September 7, 1812) and in the Battle of the Beresina (November 26-28, 1812).
On November 25, 1813, he was promoted to Général de division .
He was killed in the battle of Bautzen (May 20/21, 1813), the battle of Montmirail (February 11, 1814), the Battle of Champaubert (February 10, 1814) and the battle of Montereau (February 18, 1814) 1814) used.
After the Battle of Paris (May 30, 1814) and Napoleon's abdication (→ Treaty of Fontainebleau ) Colbert-Chabanais sided with the Bourbons . But when Napoleon left the island of Elba and his rule of the Hundred Days began, he immediately went back to the emperor. Colbert-Chabanais was imprisoned after the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815), but was released that same year.
Colbert-Chabanais was suspended for more than ten years and was not reassigned military duties until 1826. In 1834 he came to Louis d'Orléans, duc de Nemours with the rank of aide-de-camp , and accompanied him on his campaign to Constantine in 1836 . On January 31, 1840, he left the staff of Louis d'Orléans and retired into private life. He was officially released into retirement on January 1, 1853. Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais died at the age of 79 on December 28, 1853 in Paris, where he found his final resting place.
Honors
- May 14, 1806 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
- May 14, 1807 Officer of the Legion of Honor
- May 28, 1809 Baron de l'Émpire
- July 17, 1809 Commander of the Legion of Honor
- 1810 Military Max Joseph Order
- August 24, 1814 Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
- 29 October 1828 Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor
- May 30, 1827 Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
- His name can be found on the western pillar (40th pillar) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris).
Web links
literature
- Karl Bleibtreu : Marshals, generals, soldiers of Napoleon I. VRZ-Verlag, Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-931482-63-4 (reprint of the Berlin 1899 edition).
- Philip J. Haythornthwaite: Who was who in the Napoleonic wars . Arms & Armor, London 1998, ISBN 1-85409-391-6 .
- Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
- Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux & amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Émpire. 1792-1814 . Saffroy, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-901541-06-2 (reprint of the Paris 1934 edition).
- Jean Tulard (Ed.): Dictionnaire Napoléon . Fayard, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-213-02286-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awarded by King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colbert-Chabanais, Pierre David de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French division general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1774 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1853 |
| Place of death | Paris |